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  1. JimS123

    Boat cover suggestions

    In the last 60 years I have bought covers from several different companies, plus my Dad was a "sailmaker" in the Navy, and he made the best bot covers of all. I have a real "Sharkskin" cover from TaylorMade and I have to say the material is the strongest and best lasting of any other. But it...
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    Recycled my fresh water system antifreeze .Anyone else do this???

    It's a nontoxic material so that if you use it and it gets into your water supply in very small quantities you won't be hurt. It's not for general consumption. If any farmer feeds it to his livestock he must be a total moron.
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    Boat Cover Ribs/Braces

    I understand what you are saying. The term "boats" or "bows" are likely foreign to a clerk. My local hardware hired a new kid and he's in the paint department. When I asked for alkyd enamel he thought I was using a bad word. You want aluminum flat stock. The ones I currently have are 1 5/8"...
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    Boat Cover Ribs/Braces

    Bows have to have some "spring" to it. That's why a specific type of hardwood is used. If you decide to use plywood you better steam them well when you install them, just to get them to bend without cracking. They need to have a steep rise so the snow will slide off. That means they need to...
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    Boat Cover Ribs/Braces

    Been doing this for years. Bought ash bows at first, but then got rid of them. Wood is no good. Not long lasting. Last time I bought a set of aluminum bows, cut them to size and they are awesome. Buy cast metal brackets, not the nylon ones. For a 14 ft boat without a front deck, I would...
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    Nooooo boats have this issue. I can't believe what I just read. A boat is the opposite of a bathtub. One is designed to keep the water in, and the other is designed to keep the water out. If a bellows is leaking, or a canvas cover is no longer water tight, or the kids dripped water in the...
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    The Boating Season That Wasn't

    I have two 2017 Merc 4-strokes and two 2019s. All four have shown exemplary performance. In the olden days when you woke up an outboard after as long winter hibernation, before you could proceed you needed to clean plugs, dress points, etc. Even my I/Os didn't start right up without some...
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    Recycled my fresh water system antifreeze .Anyone else do this???

    I thought about it but never did it. My boating cabinets are full of a lot of "stuff", and I don't have room to store any more. Besides, the need to test it to me ain't worth the trouble.
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    Garden hose to rinse the boat and trailer

    Buy a coiled garden hose. They expand to great lengths, yet spring back for easy storage. Very durable as well. Whatever you do, DON'T ever buy an "expandable" hose. They are simply crap. A coiled will last many years, while you may be lucky to get weeks out of an expandable. I fell for...
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    I will settle all arguments once and for all! I BOUGHT A DYNO

    Fill the gas tank, charge the battery, put on the right prop for WOT specs. and go boating. If the other guy goes faster than you, so what? Why do you need a dyno?
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    The Boating Season That Wasn't

    Sorry to hear of your problems. I guess you have much more patience than me. Three times and the boat would have gone back. I'm 73 as well. If I can't go boating you should just put me in a nursing home. I can identify with your problem. It's life today in many aspects. There probably was...
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    Jack up the bow while boat is on the trailer ...

    If the water is under deck and not accessible, adding soap probably won't do any good. But go ahead anyway, it can't hurt. Yes, drive around awhile. The best suggestion yet was to find a steep hill and park until it all drains out. If no hill around, simply jack it up until the keel slopes...
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    Leaf Springs

    The thread morphed into a discussion of not greasing one's propeller shaft. Not like its something you can't or should not do.
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    Leaf Springs

    I put 3 grams on my shaft, which is then covered by the prop. I didn't mean that I willfully discard 3 grams in the water.
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    Can't Open this site

    I have been using Edge for IBoats and my other browser for everything else. I suspected it was on my end. A few days ago it all started working again. Somebody did something but it wasn't me...
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    Leaf Springs

    The manuals for all my engines say to pull the prop annually, check for fish line and grease the splines, etc, etc. When I do that I usually see some grease left and I only add a finger tip full of new grease. Do you mean to say that my 3 grams of marine grease is harmful to the environment?
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    Help to identify the boat year and model.

    I said plus or minus. 87 was the first catalog I found in my stash. Didn't look further.
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    Any Sea nymph owners here?

    bilge? Running lights, sonar, VHF, unused accessory??? What do they say? Switch them on and see what happens.
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    Help to identify the boat year and model.

    It's a Starcraft Jetstar that is missing the windshield. The engine is a Johnson circa 1987 +-. The motor model number will verify the exact year. What else do you need to know? BTW, sitting outside full of snow it may not be worth much.
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    23l plastic fuel tank leaving 6-8 litres

    This has been discussed many times. https://www.iboats.com/shop//seasense-three-way-valve-click-1-4-npt.html
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